Improvement in corn-planters



E. ALLEN. Corn Planter.

Patented"Apr il 14,-1868.

N. PETERS FHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER. wasumcma, D C- uurALL woF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 76,689, dated April 14, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1

Be it known that I, E. W. ALLEN, of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga,.and in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification- Figure 1 represents a section, and

Figure 2 represents a front view of my corn-planter, and p v Figure 3 represents a bottom view of the seed-spout, plough, and roller-attachment of one side, and the hoops and braces thereto. i i g i In the annexed drawings, A represents the shaft or axle, and BBthe wheels,'rigidlysecured thereto, of my machine. TheaxleA is made ofany suitable material and dimensions, and is provided with one or more collars d, in which are suitable recesses or depressions :v a;

C represents a suitable frame, having bearings, and loosely adjusted on the shaftor axle A, as S lilOWILllli the drawings.

Directly over, and fitting closely overand aroundthe top of the collars d, are hoppers, D I), made of suitable I size, and securely held in place by means of braccsee extending from said hoppers to the frame 0, as shownl,

The collars d are enclosed or embraced in a metallic casing, m, which is provided with suitable openings at the top and bottom thereoffor the-seed or grain to pass in and gut Bencaththe collar d and metallic casing m is secured or adjusted a suitablc'spouQF. Said spout is held firmly in its place by means of metallic clasps and braces H and I, said clasps and braces being made and adjusted substantiallyin the form and manner shown in the drawings, the outer ends of the arms or braces beingscrewed or bolted to the under side of the frame.

R represents a plough or nose, theshunk of which extends up in front of the spout F, and is firmly held between said spout and clasps H and I, the lower end'extending a suitable distance below thebottom of said spent, and the wheels B B, so as to form a drill or furrow, inwhich the seed may fall. The spout F has a suit able notch or slot cut near its lower end, in which the plate 2 works. p p

g represents an arm, secured to the outside of the spout F, provided with aslot, in which is pivoted the lever h. The lever h is also pivoted to and operates the plate 2.

J represents a metallic scoop or 'covercr, the sides ofwhich are connected and held firm by means of a curved rod, forminga part thereof. The scoop or coverer isp'iv'oted through its arms to the spout F, and is designed to cover the seed or grain after it has been dropped. w

K represents a roller, securedv between arms r1, which are pivoted or hinged to the spout F, and follows directly behind the scoop or covercr J, for the purpose of pressing down-the earth after it has been drawn over the seed by means of said scoop.

Fastened to or extending through the shaft or axle A are a suitable number of arms 8 S, which revolve with said shaft. These arms correspond in number with the depressions X X in the collars OZ.

L represents a spring, secured to and projecting down from the front part of the frame 0. To the bottom or lower end of the spring'L is attached a pitman or connecting-rod, j, which ishooked into or attached to the movable plate a.

It will readily be seen that seed or corn placed in the hoppers D D will fill the depressions X X, and be carried around in said depressions to the under side of the collard, when it will drop down into the spout F and on the plate z. It will also be seen that the arms, 8 s, will strike and throw back the levers 7t 7t, and thereby the plate 2, when the seed or corn will fall into the furrow directly behind the plough R. The plate z is readily and quickly drawn back into its place by means of the spring L and connecting-rod where it remains until again withdrawn or thrown out by means of another arm S and the lever- 7t- It will thus be seen that the corn or grain may be planted in hills, and at any desired distance apart; the

distance apart being regulated ny the number of depressions X X and arms S S, and the size of the drive and carriage B a V 1 O 0 represent l'ugs or markers, attached to the rim or felloes of the wheels B B, for the purpose of marking or indicating to the operator the position of the hills in the rows, and thereby enable him to plant in cheelt rows.

The indicator 0 will, for instance, show the locatlon of every fourth hill, and the rim of the wheel 13 being one-half the width of a row, or the distance the rows are apart from the plough or nose R, u'ill be run in the same track when returning, and said indicator or marker may be kept so as to fall or strike in the same places already marked, by which means the rows may be kept true both ways.

Having thus fully described my inventiomu'hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Operating the movable plates 2 2 by means of the revolving arms S S, levers h h, and spring L, with its connecting-rotlj, the several parts being constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination of the ploughs R, double coverers J J, rollers K, spouts F, and movable plates z, operated by the reel-arms S S, springs L, and red], the whole constructed and used substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 27th clay of March, 1868.

E. W. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

V. D. STOOKBRIDGE, A.- N. h/IARR. 

